George Dickel 15 Year Old Single Barrel "Blackwell's Barrel" Tennessee Whisky 750ml
Product details
| Management number | 253705438 | Release Date | 2026/10/24 | List Price | CA$24.00 | Model Number | 253705438 | ||
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This is a genuinely one-of-one bottle — a single barrel of George Dickel's 15 Year Tennessee whisky, hand-selected specifically for Blackwell's and bottled at its natural cask strength of 96.1 proof. George Dickel's Single Barrel program works exactly as the name suggests: rather than blending together dozens or hundreds of barrels to hit a consistent house flavor profile, each release comes from exactly one individual barrel, bottled uncut and unblended at whatever proof that specific cask happened to reach after 15 years of maturation. That means genuine, barrel-to-barrel variation — no two single barrel selections are identical, and this particular cask's character, at 96.1 proof, is entirely its own.
The whisky is distilled and aged at Cascade Hollow Distillery in Tullahoma, Tennessee, under Diageo, following George Dickel's signature charcoal mellowing process — the Lincoln County Process — which filters the spirit through sugar maple charcoal before it ever enters the barrel, a defining step of genuine Tennessee whisky production. Fifteen years is a genuinely serious age statement for American whiskey, and Dickel's broader single barrel program has built a devoted following among enthusiasts specifically because that patience, combined with true cask-strength bottling, consistently produces some of the most flavorful, most collector-worthy whisky the brand makes.
We don't have independently published tasting notes specific to this exact barrel — as with any true single barrel release, its character is entirely its own, and the only way to know precisely what's in the glass is to open the bottle. What we can say with confidence: this is a genuine, hand-selected single cask, bottled at real cask strength for Blackwell's specifically, from a distillery whose 15-year single barrel releases have consistently earned real devotion among serious Tennessee whisky drinkers.
Origins & Craftsmanship
George Dickel is produced at Cascade Hollow Distillery in Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tennessee, owned by Diageo. The modern brand was introduced in 1964, though the distillery's history in the region reaches back considerably further. Dickel is genuine Tennessee whisky, distinguished from bourbon by its use of the Lincoln County Process — chill-filtering the spirit through sugar maple charcoal prior to barreling, a step that contributes to the whisky's characteristic smoothness.
This bottle is a single barrel selection from Dickel's 15-Year program, hand-selected specifically for Blackwell's. Unlike Dickel's standard releases, which blend numerous barrels together for a consistent house profile, single barrel bottlings come from exactly one individual cask, bottled at that barrel's own natural cask strength without blending or dilution — in this case, 96.1 proof (48.05% ABV). Because each barrel matures independently, proof and flavor profile vary meaningfully from one single barrel release to the next.
Quick Overview
| Category | Details |
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| Style | Tennessee Whisky — Single Barrel, Cask Strength |
| ABV / Proof | 48.05% ABV / 96.1 Proof |
| Age | 15 Years |
| Barrel Selection | "Blackwell's Barrel" — hand-selected single cask |
| Distillery | Cascade Hollow Distillery — Tullahoma, Tennessee |
| Owner | Diageo |
| Process | Lincoln County Process — charcoal mellowed |
| Bottling | Uncut, unblended, natural barrel proof |
| Style / Identity | A genuine one-of-a-kind single barrel — entirely unique to this specific cask |
| Bottle Size | 750ml |
Serving Note
Best enjoyed neat in a Glencairn glass to appreciate the barrel's individual character at full cask strength.
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